Thomas Bayne McDonald (12 September 1907 – 26 March 1987) was a pioneering New Zealand winemaker. He was born at Greenmeadows, New Zealand, on 12 September 1907. In the

1974 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1974 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1974 to celebra ...

, McDonald was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, for services to winemaking. McDonald's name lives on through

Montana Wines Brancott Estate is the brand adopted since 2010 by Pernod Ricard for New Zealand's largest wine producer, formerly Montana Wines, which now operates as the New Zealand division of Pernod Ricard Winemakers. The name comes from its Brancott winer ...

' flagship red wine ''Tom'', and through the McDonald Cellar at the Church Road Winery.

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1907 births 1987 deaths 20th-century New Zealand businesspeople New Zealand winemakers New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Napier, New Zealand {{wine-bio-stub